Chapter Six - The Chase

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by yarncat

by yarncat

The Lop Lopian Ninjas were arguing again. "We've got to follow the older one! It's obvious that's she's in charge!" said Lop Lopian 1.

"No! We need to follow the younger one! He's up to something!" said Lop Lopian 2.

"I say that we stay here!" said Lop Lopian 3. "I'm sick of this spying business! After this is done, I'm quitting!"

Just then the green guy, as Minke called him, walked in and shouted, "Silence! Do you never shut up?"

Lop Lopian 3 decided to brave his fearsome boss. "We're trying to figure out a course of action, sir." he said.

"I SAID, SILENCE!" screamed the green guy, and he walked over to Lop Lopian 3 and tossed him out the window. The other two stared in shock as Lop Lopian 3's scream faded away and there was a thump.

"Obey, or that will happen to you too," said the green guy, and the Lop Lopian Ninjas 1 & 2 started nodding their heads furiously.

"I want you to get petrol, at whatever means possible," the green guy said menacingly. "Even if you have to pay with your lives."

The Ninjas looked at each other, terrified, then nodded. They didn't want to upset this boss.

"Bring in the little one again," said the green guy again. "This time, he won't escape.

***

Minke was still driving in the desert. He had no idea what petrol would look like, smell like, taste like, feel like. He could even be driving on top of it at this very moment. "I wish I didn't get so angry at Minka," he thought. "She could have helped me."

Unknown to Minke, there was a vehicle trailing him. It had camoflauge on, and only native Lop Lopians, wearing special goggles could see it. Not even Minka would be able to see it.

"We're gaining on him!" said Lop Lopian 2 happily. But then he accidentally revved the engine really loudly. "Oops," he said.

Back in Minke's car, Minke put it on autodrive and looked around. He couldn't see anything. But he was certain that he had heard an engine revving...

"Ow! Whattya do that for?" shouted Lop Lopian 2 angrily. Lop Lopian 1 had punched him the the stomach. Hard.

"You idiot!" sreamed Lop Lopian 1. "Now the cat knows we're here! Wouldn't you be suspisious if suddenly an engine revved out of nowhere?"

"It was an ac-cid-ent..." whined Lop Lopian 2. "And anyway, we're camo."

"Camo doesn't make any difference!" said Lop Lopian 1. "The cat's not deaf!"

Suddenly the car in front of them disappeared. "See, the cat does have sense! He camoflages his car so we can't see him!" shouted Lop Lopian 1. "You should be happy this car had radar, or we'd be lost!"

They tried the radar. Nothing appeared. No one but themselves. "What happened?" asked Lop Lopian 1. "Where are they? We lost them! It's all your fault!" Lop Lopian 1 slapped Lop Lopian 2. Lop Lopian 2 mumbled, annoyed. He would get his revenge.